Skies Cafe in Wiltshire - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Used to love this place. Have recently had a change of management and food quality is not so good. Front of house are excellent but choice of food is not so good and is not so palatable. We used to love the tea cakes but recently you could break your teeth on them they are do hard and chewy. Such a shame as coffee is good and outlook over airfield and nearby downs is wonderful

Called for lunch, midweek. The location is fantastic with great views of the airfield and the parachute jumps that are run nearby. The place was exceptionally busy, and the food wait was very long, so had a soft drink and crisps instead. Would return, hopefully when quieter!

The staff were really friendly and initially told us the wait for food would be 1 hour but, thank you to them for getting the food out to us within 20 mins. I wonder if their rush to get food out meant that the chips weren’t particularly hot, the burger was literally a burger in a bun and both the sandwiches and beefburger were missing the advertised side salad and coleslaw? The sausage sandwich and chilli nachos were really good. The service was good and hopefully if we do visit again all the food would be to the standard we were expecting. Again, the staff were lovely - really helpful and friendly and must have just caught them on a busy day in the kitchen.

I cannot praise the staff enough at this cafe. My husband is coeliac, they were so clued up, checked ingredients of the chilli with the chef, wiped all surfaces down. The food was delicious and very good value for money. Thank you to all the staff for making our experience of having lunch out so stress free 😀

What a joke .We are local and eat here requaly,but not anymore.poped over for breakfast and have no eggs (co op over the road) so we said no worries just have sausages etc .Said not allowed to cook sausages as been told by management not to . So trying new venues for Breakfast now Any recommendations!!!

Such a lovely place to have breakfast, lunch or just a drink and cake. I went with my mum this time. The staff are really friendly and the outlook is beautiful. Lots of inside and outside seating. Generously filled sandwiches as you can see! Just love this place.

Another amazing breakfast at the sky cafe 👍 what can I say: I just spent the last 6 weeks in Finland and all I could think about was coming home for a alfresco breakfast here!! (No joke!) so lucky to have this place within walking distance.

Another fantastic breakfast, cooked to perfection and so reasonable. The staff are so friendly and it’s brilliant being able to watch the skydivers as they take off and land. The cakes are always delicious, this is our 5th visit and I can honestly say the breakfasts are the best I’ve had at a restaurant/cafe. It was busy but we didn’t have to wait long for our food. I don’t understand the bad reviews but each to their own. Honestly this place is worth a visit and we are so lucky this place is local to us. We will definitely be returning very soon

What a gem of a place! situated next to GoSkydive this excellent cafe offers light meals and drinks whilst you watch the skydivers take off and float down. The food is excellent and surroundings stunning!

Admittedly the place was busy with Sky Diving activities, but many tables weren't getting cleared despite staff seemingly being stood around twiddling thumbs - to get a table I had to clear one myself - not a good start - food (Full English] eventually arrived but some of it was luke warm and the coffee was insipid - a poor example of a good English breakfast

Great English breakfast (no cheap sausages here)! Friendly staff, dog friendly. Even if your coming just to watch the sky divers it’s awesome.

My husband and I visited early this morning after seeing a shared post on Facebook. We received a warm welcome and once we'd ordered, I was pleased to also be offered a discount as we live in the area. The food was great, especially enjoyed the sausages! Because of the hard frost we'd had overnight, the cafe was a bit cold so we had to eat quickly but it was really lovely. Very good value for money, even at full price (£10 for a full English breakfast and a drink) The frosty wintry views over the airfield were lovely, and there's plenty of parking. Very easy to find. Will definitely be back!

I ate an early breakfast here with family whilst waiting for a skydiving experience to start. The coffee was great, and the sausage baps were absolutely delicious!

Inside restaurant area closed (Covid?) so they just have a hatch to serve people outside at picnic tables. I wanted breakfast/brunch but it seemed only sausage rolls available. Dont know where from; I gave it a miss.

Just left from my visit to skies, thought it would be rude not to have a coffee and a cake on this beautiful Wednesday afternoon. I was greeted at the gates by a very charming young man, I think his name was Bradley, or Jaden, I don’t remember! Anyhoo, I had a salted caramel cake and a latte - shame there was no syrups to go with it! The cake was absolutely gorgeous and Bradley certainly knows his way around a coffee maker! The only downside was the inside of the cafe was an absolute furnace! I’ll be sure to sit outside and gaze at the terrific views the airfield has to offer!

We decided that we would walk from home to the airfield, have a coffee and walk home. A great plan, until we arrived at the cafe. It wasn’t its usual full to capacity, so we sat down after ordering a Chicken pie for me, a Hot Cross bun for her ladyship. She who must be obeyed also requested hot chocolate and I ordered a coffee. The lady who served us had obviously had a very busy and stressful morning as she seemed to be in a bad mood, the two staff making the coffee and hot chocolate seemed to be preoccupied with something or another. My pie was placed on a plate and I was huskily told that cutlery was on the tables. I cut into my pie, which came from a warming cabinet and discovered that the warming cabinet contained only a light bulb and no heating element. My wife’s Hot Cross bun was delivered quite forcefully onto the table, it was hot with two packs of butter, her hot chocolate arrived slightly before this. We visit the cafe many times during the year and I’m quite disappointed with today’s experience. I’m hoping that this was a one off and that normal service will resume shortly!

Situada en el aeródromo de Old Sarum, esta es una excelente cafetería para tomar café y desayunar mientras espera que su hijo salga a bucear. Hay una buena vista sobre el aeródromo y las idas y venidas de aviones pequeños para mantenerlo ocupado.Café (descafeinado disponible) y la comida era buena, justo lo que se necesitaba.El personal fue amigable y útil.

Lovely cup of coffee and a hot pasty, a no frills cafe, but good prices and on a sunny day and busy day the views across the airfield would be great, will deffinately go again.

Flew into Old Sarum airfield today and popped in for a coffee, toasted tea cake, and the loo! Friendly staff, nice fresh food.

Usamos Skies Cafe cuando aterrizamos en el aeropuerto de Old Sarum y, como tal, generalmente solo tomamos una bebida y un bocadillo. El personal es agradable, acogedor y servicial. Hay espacio tanto dentro como fuera donde se puede observar la actividad del aeródromo, que en algunos días incluye lanzamientos de paracaídas.

Just came for a quick lunch while visiting the aviation museum, and was pleasantly surprised by the quality and range of food and friendly service.

Myself and the king of Fast food Pork Pie Sam visited here just over a year ago and had one of the best burgers ever!!! But I’m not sure what the hell has happened since then?Went here today with DMac and Hong Kong and experienced quite possibly the worst breakfast ever!!!To be fair the breakfast came out supper fast in-fact probably to fast because the beans stone cold Steve Austin!The bread was so thin I don’t think it was even Tesco Value and the butter was like syrup by the time it got to us.Not sure if the eggs where fried, toasted or poached? But they was very odd Probably put in the microwave I recon!Menu said tomatoes, so presumed grilled unfortunately they were tinned plum tomatoes and ended up having soup for breakfast.Bacon looked like it need resuscitating it was a shrivelled mess.And the sausage!!! Well I’ve had meatier sausages in a baked bean can they where astronomically the worst sausages I have ever tasted in my life!!!Not sure if the burgers are still amazing but somebody seriously needs to sort out the breakfasts.

Not much of a welcome, I know it was mid afternoon and we only wanted a cup of tea and a snack, but a smile is free and the impression created is priceless. Tea was fine Coffee OK and the view of the airfield and aircraft movements was superb, and in fairness the Cafe does get some excellent write ups, it just failed yesterday.

A great little cafe serving honest food and good prices where you can sit outside on a sunny day and watch the airfield activity and parachutist.

The cafe is a little quieter in winter so the choices can be limited. However, they make a good cup of tea and the snacks are fresh. Prices are reasonable and on a good day you can sit in the fresh air and watch the activity. Also very handy for the Boscombe Down Museum.

Always had good food here, The menu is very limited but they do a great breakfast :).Sometime can get very busy when the Sky Diving School is open, The views are amazing and worth the visit just to sit outside and watch the planes and sky divers come and go.Can get very windy as this location is very open.

A group of us had lunch on a cold and rainy day so they weren’t busy and maybe should have tried a bit harder to impress the few customers they did get?I ordered a “gourmet burger’ with Halloumi cheese and bacon. Ok five minutes later they admitted they had run out of halloumi but the first more worrying thing was the slight confusion when someone else in the group received their order and it didn’t seem to match what they were expecting. The person delivering the food said “your mistake not ours”, which doesn’t exactly give you a warm feeling, regardless of whose fault it really was.Then my burger arrived and looked distinctly un-gourmet like. Hang on, there wasn’t even a burger !The guy at the counter (who had English as a second language) explained that he had given me what he thought I had asked for (and charged me accordingly). Didn’t seem interested in remedying the misunderstanding or even apologising. I was tired and didn’t argue any further, given the attitude of the previous Fawlty Towers person serving.The food? Well it was two rashers of bacon and some Brie in a pappy soft white roll. Won’t be going back, I shudder to think how bad it would be when busy.

Asked for a ham sandwich for my Daughter. The child behind the counter said they didnt do ham sandwichs. I pointed out that they had ham, egg and chips on the menu and that I would pay full price if they could also do me a couple slices of bread. The little boy said they dont do bread. The toast on the menu was for breakfast and they couldnt serve me breakfast because it finished 10 minutes ago, the burger buns were for burgers only and they would only do the panini they had and refused to make anything eles. I had to pay for two meal a burger and ham egg and chips and throw away the burger meat and the egg, just so my daughter could have a ham sandwich.Avoid if you can! If you are going skydiving bring your own food.Food was awful when it turned up as well.

Good food with a splendid view of the active airfield with all the aircraft coming and going, and free fall parachutists jumping. There is plenty of seating both inside and out. The food itself is good wholesome food and good value. I had a portion of cheesy chips, which I really liked. The coffee is reasonable and there is a good selection of soft drinks. Overall a good place to eat and drink.

My wife was skydiving so we had some food from the cafe, nice breakfast and other hotels food, all freshly cooked on site.

Not much can be said about the place, it's fairly clean, service is OK but other than that it is a typical breakfast spot where you can get the usual baps, rolls, burgers etc. it's pretty tasty, served warm and in timely manner. Can't expect much. don't receive much. Just another deep fry everything spot :)

Visited recently for breakfast on a Sunday. Surprised how busy it was but a good atmosphere with the sky diving being busy. Food was ok nothing special but nicely cooked & good value. Worth sitting outside to watch the planes and sky divers.

Good food in a building situated on an old airfield. Always something to see whilst eating at either outdoor or inside tables. Only gripe that there were no sun umbrellas over the tables on a scorching hot day

The good thing about Old Sarum is that when spending the day at the Boscombe Down Aviation Collection, you can have lunch at the Skies Cafe. And you have a room with a view to the airfield action.The food is good and so is the service

I had a veggie burger and chips. Very mediocre (straight out of the freezer I'm sure) and the fried onions definitely weren't fried in any meaningful sense. Worst of all. it was served in those awful non-recyclable, polystyrene containers, despite the fact we were eating in the restaurant. Ick.

Myself and Pork Pie Sam visited here one Saturday lunchtime whilst we were working up the old Sarum business park.We both had burgers and we move agreed they were one of the best burgers we've ever had.Real good quality burgers and the toppings were plentiful, you can pretty much design what eve burger you desire.Pork Pie also went for a portion of Chessey chips as he is a large chap, and he couldn't finish them of, so one thing you don't have to worry about here is portion size!Not only do you get good food ut you also get the chance to watch people risking their lives by jumping out of planes and Old men who think their Biggles with there funny hats.All in all it was a splendid experience

It's not a posh place, but of its kind it's more than adequate. Most people would find something on the menu that would suit them, and the staff are helpful.

visiting BDAC and I wanted a snack, good freshly cooked food, this cafe has a nice view over the airfield

Very enjoyable food, it's not a posh food but what we had was very good and well priced. We enjoyed what we had

Had great beans and scrambled eggs on day of skydive. Prices and service excellent. The only down side was that when we had eventually jumped the cafe was closed. In hindsight I should have purchased a piece of cake for after.

A real local hidden gem I will be recommending to friends and family and we will be back! Basic cafe but fab position. We did not try the food but a very enjoyable afternoon.

A small change but definitely a much welcomed one, a new menu.Skies cafe have always excelled with their burgers but with the added build your own burger it's took it to a new level. Lots off scrumptious topping to be enjoyed from a hot and spicy jalapeño to a tasteful slice of halloumi. It really is a hidden secret this place. With friendly helpful staff makes it a really treat. And if your up earlier enough try their English breakfast 2 sausages, 2 bacon, 2 eggs, beans or tomatoes and a slice of toast or go for the naughty option of fried bread and a cup of rose Lee (tea) or coffee for a brilliant price of £5. Absolute bargain.

Yo no pensaba subirme a ninguno de esos aviones porque no soy fan de las emociones fuertes y de la adrenalina pero acompañe a un amigo que ueria hacerlo y me tome un buen cafe para calmar los nervios

Whilst waiting for my turn to jump, I had a yummy jack potato. The waiting time was short and the staff were very friendly.

Have been to skies cafe a few times. It's location is next to none. It's a little out the way and not advertised but it's a cracking little find. It over looks the airfield dating back to WW1, amazing views what ever time of year, you really get to appreciate old sarum.The cafe it's self is a 5 star rated cafe. It's not the ritz but it's a lovely little cafe with friendly staff that are very accommodating. Although at busier times it gets a little manic. Especially on jump days.They have a great range of specials on Lamb curry, cottage pie, hunters chicken along with its everyday menu. They do have a good selection of food from sandwich and paninis to salads and jacket potatoes to a good meaty burger, and a small selection a sweets goods too including gluten free cakes.All in all every visits been a humble one.

Nice tidy little cafe, great for a breakfast. Very clean and five star food rating for hygiene . If you are looking for a snack at good price you won't go wrong

basic food & snacks in clean tidy area Staff cd be friendly for welcoming ambience & more clientele.

Sat here waiting for a call for my birthday treat - a flight in a vintage Tiger Moth!Coffee & bacon sandwiches all round - bacon makes everything better :)Very busy little cafe, great atmosphere because everyone was excited about their own little forthcoming thrill. Served very quickly and sat outside in the sun - lovely!